HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Palo Alto Silica Sand Inc
Start: 07/31/2006

220062400060 · 07/31/2006 · Palo Alto Silica Sand Inc

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Dryer operator, Kiln operator, Dry plant operator, Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 85
Mine experience: 28 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Carolyn Morris; Jeff Korus
Operator: Palo Alto Silica Sand Inc
Mine: 4101349

Narrative

Employee was attempting to apply tension to drive chain of dryer kiln with metal pipe. Both hands were grasping pipe when left hand slipped off causing right hand to lunge forward catching index & middle finger between chains & sprocket. Middle of index & distal of middle finger injured.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown